A Literary Halloween

I decided to go in a different direction for Halloween this year inspired both by my love of Poe (I once had, in my youth, all 18 stances of his iconic poem, “The Raven” committed to memory), and by the fabulous offerings of Michael’s earlier in the season. The Poe bust and typewriter were two things I absolutely could not pass up.

I think this is one of my favorite tablescapes of all time. There are many layers here as you can see, from the chocolate brown table round, to the skeleton hand fabric, to the gauzy runner, all combine to give this table an ethereal look.

Simple black placemats are topped with tin chargers, on which I placed square black plates. Books, published in the 1700s (to give it a literary feel), were placed on top and serve to hold salad plates from Carly Dodsley, and then appetizer plates from the “Midnight Dreary” collection a number of years ago from Pottery Barn.

The skull coffee mugs are from Williams-Sonoma, a couple years back. A bit of sparkle is provided by Mikasa wine and water glasses in the “Parklane” pattern.

 The adorable mice place card holders really worked here, I thought, they can be found here.

 The amber tea lights, provide a bit of an unworldly glow, and can be found here.

The ravens were purchased years ago at a local shop, and have served me well over the years. The mirrored black flatware is a new addition this year, and I have found it quite versatile. You can find it here.

No matter how you plan to celebrate the year's spookiest of all nights, I hope you’ll do it with style.

 Happy Halloween!

 

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This post is linked to: Tablescape Thursday